ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A TOOL FOR ACHIVEVING SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A TOOL FOR ACHIVEVING SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA.
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Date
2006-11
Authors
YAQOUB, Khadijat Jummai
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Abstract
Poverty reduction is one of the most critical challenges facing Nigeria and her
citizens. This has greatly hindered the pursuit of sustainable socio-economic
growth. Attempts by various governments-past and present, to put the menace
under control have failed to yield the much expected result. There still exist
wide gap in the economies of the poor compared to the rich.
There seems to be no effective schemes to address the issue of poverty
reduction on a sustainable bases. It is in view of this missing programme the
study seeks to explore the use of entrepreneurship in providing support to
achieve a sustainable poverty report. The study used Adavi Local Government
Area of Kogi state and adopted a survey research design. It used questionnaire
and interview as instruments for data collection. The data obtained were
analyzed using frequency tables, and hypothesis were tested using the ChiSquare
Statistical Package for Social Science.
Major findings of the research were that entrepreneurship cuts across all strata
of the society and when practiced successfully can boost per capital income
and enhance earning power resulting into monumental change in the life of the
people. The, study concludes that no single approach to poverty reduction can
lead to the desired or significant reduction to poverty but only through an
eclectic approach. The study recommends that government gives top priority to
education with entrepreneurial and technical skill acquisition made more
accessible by inclusion into the syllabi of all school level. We also recommend
that local governments make judicious use of funds allocated to them and be
supervised strictly by state governments. Governments should create conducive
interactive environment for harmonization of relationship between the poor,
private sector and government and other poverty reduction agencies to enhance
adequate resource allocation by concentrating them where they can have most
impact in achieving the aims. This will result in a better world, a world where
every Nigeria will be able to take charge of his/her life challenges.
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BEING A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL OF
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,
FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY.
Keywords
ENTREPRENEURSHIP,, TOOL,, ACHIVEVING,, SUSTAINABLE, POVERTY,, REDUCTION,, NIGERIA.